tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post3325246612489693535..comments2015-03-03T14:33:22.801-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Provincial Congress’s “Full and Free Pardon”J. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-67597835496397323412011-09-25T20:06:49.579-05:002011-09-25T20:06:49.579-05:00I think the comment above was meant for this post....I think the comment above was meant for <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2011/09/lees-loyalty-oath.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. I wrote about the initial impression Lee made on his Continental Army colleagues <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2011/06/tristram-shandy-and-american-generals.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />One of these days I’ll write about Abigail Adams’s personal meeting with Mr. Spado (or Spada). But it’s a complex tale with political implications, and I’ll need to prepare the ground.J. L. Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-17328602581897963822011-09-25T10:04:08.038-05:002011-09-25T10:04:08.038-05:00Charles Lee was an absolutely fascinating characte...Charles Lee was an absolutely fascinating character who could most properly be called a &quot;soldier of fortune.&quot; This particular caricature of him was drawn circa 1770-71 in England prior to Lee&#39;s emigration to the colonies and shows Lee with his beloved and famous Pomeranian named &quot;Spado.&quot; Lee was absolutely devoted to this dog and brought him to the colonies where the dog became almost as famous as his master. Once, when in 1776 Spado became lost, Abigail Adams took note of it and worried about his return.<br /> Lee was an eccentric and had his dogs with him constantly which upset &quot;the ladies&quot; something fierce. Lee&#39;s servant had orders from him not to feed Spado bacon since Lee felt it &quot;made him stupid.&quot;<br />Not clear in the caricature is the fact that Lee had two fingers missing from his hand, shot off in a duel.<br />During Lee&#39;s first trip to the colonies to fight in The French and Indian War he married a Mohawk princess who fathered twins by him.<br />Lee&#39;s character is perhaps best summed up by the name by which he was known by the Mohawk - &quot;Boiling Water.&quot;EJWitekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796418061787943596noreply@blogger.com